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Definition of Chionanthus
1. Noun. Deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, Olive Family
Member holonyms: Fringe Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chionanthus
Literary usage of Chionanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Materia Medica (1873)
"... which, I presume, most good physicians take, and all should take it. I am
at.ked, '' What are the medical properties of the Chionanthus ..."
2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"Fringe Tree, Chionanthus Virginica.—This is a very large shrub with recurving
branches, large oval or obovate FIG. 115.—FRINGE TREE (Chionanthus ..."
3. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"From mid-April to mid- Chionanthus VIRGINICA. , .-, i summer we tail not to nave
beautiful flowers on some one of these plants. ..."
4. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"The Red Bud is beautiful in the spring, and not without interest, in full foliage,
in the summer. Chionanthus. ..."
5. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1857)
"(Chionanthus VIRGINICUS.) HAVING in our articles in our last volume given a full
account of several of the more rare ornamental trees of large size, ..."
6. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"Chionanthus improves the appetite, aide digestion, promotes assimilation, and is
a tonic to the whole system. It never produces catharsis, but ptyalism has ..."
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